Nintendo announces open Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 tournaments

Nintendo has announced new U.S. tournaments for its Switch games Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2. These will be online qualifiers open to the public starting in February, and the top performers will be able to compete at the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate North America Open 2019 and Splatoon 2 North America Inkling Open 2019 events at PAX East in Boston on March 30.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been a fast hit since its December 7 release, selling 3 million copies in the U.S. in its first three days. Splatoon 2 came out in July 2017, and the multiplayer shooter has sold over 7.47 million copies. These open-to-the-public tournaments can give all of those players an incentive to keep playing the games (which makes them more likely to buy downloadable content for each title).